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Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • Towerbank ASC
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Project 31
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • City of Play
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • PEEK Project
  • Antonine Primary School
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Simply Play
  • Play Alloa
  • Our Place Our Families
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Black Lion Games
  • Loader Monteith
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • Enable Scotland
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Falkirk Council
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • Task Childcare Services
  • Wee Gems
  • Glasgow Life
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Youth Scotland
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • SPELL
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • Warout Primary School
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • Balornock Primary School
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • Ayrshire College
  • Stepping Stones North
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • The Yard
  • CALL Scotland
  • Culture NL
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Gullane After School Club
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • Playland
  • The BIG Project
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • Gingerbread
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • Creative STAR
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • Inclusive Play
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Johnshaven School
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • Little Acorns
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • Play Borders
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • North United Communities
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • Voluntary Action
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • The Concrete Garden
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • The Creativity Portal
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • Child’s Play
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Summerston Childcare
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Child Central Training
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • Angus Council
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • Middleton Park School
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • First 4 Kids
  • Tarves Primary School
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Crieff Hydro
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • Tinto Nursery
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • Make Mess Matter
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • Melrose Primary School
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Licketyspit
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • Cambusbarron Village Nursery
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • University of Strathclyde
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Grange Primary School
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • MyParkScotland
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Adoption UK
  • Udston Primary School
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • Perth Autism Support
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Red Harbour Events
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Seamab
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • Quarriers
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Kidzcare
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Getting Better Together
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • Impact Arts
  • Stirling ELC
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Muck Primary School
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Edzell Nursery
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Parkour UK
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Stramash
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • Nurture the Play
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Angus Alive
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • Smart Play Network
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • Borders College
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Scout Association
  • Forest School Leader
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Busby Primary School
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • East Park
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • LINKES
  • Park Primary School
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • NG Homes
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • Canongate Youth
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • West Lothian Council
  • Bikeability
  • Kids Come First
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • ASH Scotland
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Doune Nursery
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • Edinburgh College
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • PlayBoard NI
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • Newton Nursery
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • Starcatchers
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • Arran High School
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • Culture & Leisure
  • The Destiny Project
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • Houston Primary School
  • Beech House Nursery
  • Highland Council
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • Mud Pie
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • EA Junior School
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • CHAS
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • Jordanhill School
  • High School of Dundee
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Edible Estates
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • Craigton Primary School
  • Little Lunches
  • Childcare in the Community
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • City of Glasgow College
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Hanover Street School
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • PlayBase
  • Coastguard Club
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • Early Education UK
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • With Kids
  • Play Midlothian
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Mini French
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • The Green Team
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Movement Park
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Babysign
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • Preschool Academy
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Tinies
  • West College Scotland
  • MACS After School Care
  • Play Torbay
  • Argyll College
  • Commercial Primary School
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • University of Dundee
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • Borestone Primary School
  • Castleton Primary School
  • Support for Families
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • First Nursery
  • Springfield Primary School
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • Galleon Centre
  • WHALE Arts
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Fife College
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Scottish Government
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • TIGERS
  • Shetland College UHI
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • Clovenstone Primary School

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